# Why does this tuna product have no protein? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 23, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385 "2015-02-23T03:06:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/1 "2015-02-23T03:06:12Z")
Bad quality image can be found [here](http://imgur.com/bS0G885), but you can see that this tuna has 0g of protein. It also has 60 calories, but I’m not sure where these calories come from if there is no protein or carbs and almost no fat. Can someone shed some light on this? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/2 "2015-02-23T03:15:00Z")
It also has 2 g of fiber. I’ll vote for the nutritional info being a total ass-pull. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/3 "2015-02-23T03:18:55Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > Bad quality image can be found [here](http://imgur.com/bS0G885), but you can see that this tuna has 0g of protein. It also has 60 calories, but I’m not sure where these calories come from if there is no protein or carbs and almost no fat. > > Can someone shed some light on this? Is it possible that it’s 10 g protein and the 1 is blurred into the 0? Here’s an image from Amazon: [Amazon.com : Chicken of the Sea Chunk Light Tuna in Water, Wild Caught Tuna, 5-Ounce Can (Pack of 48) : Cooking And Baking Gelatin Mixes : Grocery & Gourmet Food](http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Sea-Chunk-Light-Water/dp/B0030F3LCQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1424661607&sr=1-3) For 50 cal it shows 11 g protein. Pretty close to the 60 cal on your image. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/4 "2015-02-23T03:25:34Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Is it possible that it’s 10 g protein and the 1 is blurred into the 0? The “sugars” listed right above is 0g and looks just the same. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/5 "2015-02-23T03:31:14Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The “sugars” listed right above is 0g and looks just the same. Could be. If I squint juuuuuust right, I think I can see a 1. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/6 "2015-02-23T03:37:47Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Could be. If I squint juuuuuust right, I think I can see a 1. Click on the picture. It enlarges. ---
**Author:** ![yorick73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5a626/32.png) [@yorick73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yorick73)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/7 "2015-02-23T03:37:52Z")
How can you have 0g of carbohydrates yet 2g of dietary fiber? Fiber is a subset of carbohydrates. Something is off about that label. ---
**Author:** ![newme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e0b2c6/32.png) [@newme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newme)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/8 "2015-02-23T03:45:16Z")
I think it must say 13 g of protein, which would yield about 52 calories. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/9 "2015-02-23T03:49:53Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > Can someone shed some light on this? Near the bottom of the image find “PRODUCT OF THAILAND.” That’s the tipoff. We’re not big on proofreading here in the Land of Smiles. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/10 "2015-02-23T03:53:55Z")
No, there’s this new, ‘health-conscious’ tuna out there. It’s protein-free! So know those concerned about those evil calories can go ahead and start making their favorite tuna salad sandwiches again! With fat-free mayo, of course. And bread make from tapioca starch. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/11 "2015-02-23T03:58:06Z")
It clearly says 0g on the package. I tried but could not take a better quality image. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/12 "2015-02-23T04:32:40Z")
I just did a very incomplete search, but the barcode does not appear to be valid. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/13 "2015-02-23T05:15:19Z")
Does that say “Low in mercury” _in scare quotes?_ ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/14 "2015-02-23T05:28:07Z")
Occam’s razor: it’s just a typo (as **septimus** implied). ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/15 "2015-02-23T07:29:59Z")
Servings per can 2, USDA policy is that if the nutrients are under a particular size, you can claim they are 0. Frex, all those cute little packets of 0 cal splenda? The bulking agent is a form if sugar that DOES have calories, just that in 1 gram portions they are able to get away by claiming 0 calories. So people feel free to dump 10 into a drink and claim they are adding no calories. Wrong. And fiber is another sneaky one, you can deduct the carbs of dietary soluable fibers from calories of carbs to get the adjusted carbs. Isn’t nutrition labeling fun_sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/16 "2015-02-23T16:10:08Z")
… at least this thread introduced me to “total ass-pull” !!! ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/17 "2015-02-23T17:17:26Z")
But if it’s less than a half-assed pull, you can claim it’s assless. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/18 "2015-02-23T17:50:35Z")
> [@yorick73](#): > > How can you have 0g of carbohydrates yet 2g of dietary fiber? Fiber is a subset of carbohydrates. This is not true. **IvoryTowerDenizen** is correct. Its either a typo or just a bad image. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/19 "2015-02-23T19:54:06Z")
Who would have thought that a can of tuna CONTAINS FISH. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385/20 "2015-02-23T20:43:25Z")
It’s not tuna, it’s “light” tuna. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-tuna-product-have-no-protein/713385.md?page=2)